Update File Links

Your albums in Music Collector uses filepaths to show and open actual (image and digital music) files from their original location on your computer. It can only show/open these files if they are in the location that the filepath is telling Music Collector they are.

If you…

Have switched computers

Moved certain files and folders from one place to another

Changed locations manually in your Tools > Edit List screen

….then it could be that the filepath Music Collector has stored for that image/file is now wrong, and that the image/file does not exist in that location anymore.

If you wish to move your images or digital files to a new location (or have indeed done so already), you can tell Music Collector where to find them using the built in “Update File Links” screen.

Fixing broken links

Here’s how to fix your broken links:

In Music Collector, click Tools > Maintenance > Update File Links

Use the dropdown menu to filter on specific files, or leave it at “All Types” and then click “Next Step”.

The automatic feature makes relinking easier if you don’t know the base folder for your files, but the downside is that it can take a while longer, depending on how automatic you’d like it to be. Automatic is useful if you have a very long list of broken links, if you’ve moved multiple types of data (images, digital music etc) or if your images/files have been moved, but you aren’t sure where you moved them to.

Click the Automatic radio button and click “Next Step”.

Browse to the folder on your computer containing your files. Decide if you wish to also search “Subfolders” by checking the box.

*Tip: Try to zoom in as deep on the folder containing your files as possible and do not just scan your entire HDD as it can take hours to scan an entire HDD.

Click “Next Step”.

The New Folder field is now populated with the new location. For every item. Check and verify that the “New Folder” column is filled in now with the found path.

To confirm the new path that it found, click Update File Links.

Any links that could not be found will remain in the Update File Links screen.